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Best Children's Books

Books for children

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  1. The Call of the Wild

    Jack London

    ★ 3.9 (341k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Kidnapped from a life of leisure, a pampered dog named Buck is thrust into the brutal Yukon, where he must answer the primal call of the wild to survive as a sled dog and reclaim his dominance.

  2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

    Dr. Seuss

    ★ 4.4 (330k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A Grinch, who hates the joyful carols of Whoville, tries to stop Christmas by stealing everything. He learns that the holiday's true spirit is in community cheer, not presents or feasts.

  3. Oh, the Places You'll Go!

    Dr. Seuss

    ★ 4.3 (328k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Take a fun trip through life's ups and downs, using Dr. Seuss's rhyming advice to find the great potential within you to handle any path you choose.

  4. The Red Pyramid

    Rick Riordan

    ★ 4.1 (319k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Separated siblings, a brilliant Egyptologist father, and a Christmas Eve visit to the British Museum spiral into a globe-trotting quest to stop the awakening Egyptian gods and rescue their dad from the clutches of Set.

  5. The Witches

    Roald Dahl

    ★ 4.2 (314k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A young boy and his grandmother must stop a coven of child-hating witches, led by the Grand High Witch, before they turn all children in England into mice.

  6. Hatchet

    Gary Paulsen

    ★ 3.7 (309k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Stranded in the unforgiving Canadian wilderness with only a hatchet, thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson must transform from a self-pitying boy to a resourceful survivor, battling hunger, fear, and the elements while grappling with the secret that shattered his family.

  7. Goodnight Moon

    Margaret Wise Brown

    ★ 4.3 (305k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In a great green room, a little bunny softly bids goodnight to every cherished object, from a red balloon to the quiet old lady whispering 'hush,' in a rhythmic dance towards slumber.

  8. The Amber Spyglass

    Philip Pullman

    ★ 4.1 (298k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Guided by angels and haunted by prophecy, Will, the Knife Bearer, must journey to the Underworld and beyond to reunite with Lyra and deliver a cosmic weapon that will decide the fate of infinite worlds.

  9. Stargirl

    Jerry Spinelli

    ★ 3.8 (296k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A ukulele-strumming, rat-toting free spirit named Stargirl upends the quiet conformity of an Arizona high school, teaching one shy boy the exhilarating, painful truth about individuality and first love amidst the fickle tides of popularity.

  10. Island of the Blue Dolphins

    Scott O'Dell

    ★ 3.8 (292k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Stranded on an island, a young Native American girl finds connection with nature and wildlife, turning solitude into a journey of survival and self-discovery.

  11. The Lorax

    Dr. Seuss

    ★ 4.3 (283k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A mustachioed, tree-loving creature fights a greedy industrialist to save the Truffula Trees, showing that individual action is the last hope for a ruined world.

  12. Peter Pan

    J.M. Barrie

    ★ 4.0 (277k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A mischievous, eternal boy from a magical island whisks three London siblings away to a world of mermaids, pirates, and fairies, where the greatest adventure is learning to fly and facing the inevitable tick-tocking crocodile of time.

  13. Winnie-the-Pooh

    A.A. Milne

    ★ 4.3 (270k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Explore the Hundred Acre Wood, where a honey-loving bear, a shy piglet, and a gloomy donkey find joy and friendship with an imaginative young boy.

  14. The House of Hades

    Rick Riordan

    ★ 4.5 (262k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Percy and Annabeth battle starvation and monsters in Tartarus. Their demigod friends on the surface must find the House of Hades and reopen the Doors of Death before Gaea starts a world war.

  15. Little House on the Prairie

    Laura Ingalls Wilder

    ★ 4.2 (256k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In the Kansas Territory, young Laura Ingalls and her family build a new home, facing frontier life's joys and dangers, from planting crops to navigating conflicts.

  16. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

    Laura Joffe Numeroff

    ★ 4.3 (251k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A single cookie plunges a boy into a spiraling, hilariously demanding odyssey as he caters to the insatiable whims of a tiny, take-charge mouse.

  17. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Lewis Carroll

    ★ 4.0 (245k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A curious girl falls down a rabbit hole into a whimsical world of mad tea parties, talking animals, and a tyrannical queen, all while trying to make sense of her fantastical surroundings.

  18. The Phantom Tollbooth

    Norton Juster

    ★ 4.2 (242k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A bored young boy named Milo discovers that life is anything but dull when a mysterious tollbooth transports him to a whimsical world of wordplay, puns, and personified concepts, forcing him on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason.

  19. Black Beauty

    Anna Sewell

    ★ 4.0 (239k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    From a pampered start to Victorian England's harsh realities, Black Beauty's journey shows humanity's best and worst through every kind touch and cruel whip.

  20. Little House in the Big Woods

    Laura Ingalls Wilder

    ★ 4.2 (233k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Journey into 1871 Wisconsin as four-year-old Laura Ingalls learns the rhythms of pioneer life, from churning butter to celebrating Christmas, all while nestled in a cozy log cabin and lulled to sleep by her Pa's fiddle.

  21. Tuck Everlasting

    Natalie Babbitt

    ★ 3.9 (232k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A curious ten-year-old girl finds an immortal family and learns about the difficult aspects of eternal life when a stranger tries to exploit their secret spring.

  22. The Last Battle

    C.S. Lewis

    ★ 4.0 (222k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Narnia faces its end as a final battle tests its last king and loyal creatures against a deceptive new god and encroaching darkness.

  23. The Velveteen Rabbit

    Margery Williams Bianco

    ★ 4.3 (222k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A beloved velveteen rabbit longs for a child's love to become real, learning that true existence comes from affection, not perfection.

  24. Howl's Moving Castle

    Diana Wynne Jones

    ★ 4.3 (216k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Transformed into an old woman by a witch's curse, a young hat maker named Sophie must navigate the eccentricities of a notorious wizard and his magical, mobile castle to break her enchantment and discover true love.

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